actually i dun see it as buying medals... maybe in some views, but those who do come to spore to trade their sporting abilities may have their own set of aspirations...
thing is, everyone has their aspirations... as with many sporeans looking towards oz at one point, qualifying it thru different skillsets... i guess an angle towards a person's aspirations to live in spore, would be via sports... i dun think this is a big number, neither does this number necessarily take away opportunities from our locals.
just as scholarships are avail in various academies ie sports, academia, design, music... it would not be uncommon to see pple eventually switch roots to another environment that will suit their aspirations more... even if it means renouncing the nationality for which they were born into, and embracing a new citizenship.
the world is alot more mobile and pple are more normadic... perhaps we're siomply born into a country that gives us most of what we need... but there are some who have packed their bags and left becos similarly, the opportunities within certain disciplines are either non-existent, or is set with insurmountable obstacles.
live and let live... eveyrone just wants a better life. Unless u have serous aspirations to play table-tennis or badminton for our country, and u're willing to put in the hours/years/sweat/youth into becoming our country's best - what right have u to put others down and attack them on their nationality?
if u dun wanna eat the fries Even if it's your entitlement, u dun have to hide the fires til it rots and turns to waste.